Tag: Corruption
Corruption, top secret information… The Japanese army shaken by scandals – L’Express
An admiral dismissed, a vice-minister censured, 218 soldiers sanctioned… Japan is cleaning up its Self-Defense Forces (SDF), undermined by corruption and embezzlement of public funds. “I am deeply aware of…
Google loses in US court – deemed to be in violation of corruption laws
“Google is a monopolist and has acted as such to maintain its monopoly,” writes Judge Amit Mehta in an opinion. The company has spent billions on issuing exclusive contracts with…
The release of the former presidential adviser, convicted in London for corruption, raises questions
Romy Andrianarisoa, the former chief of staff of the Malagasy president, appeared free on Saturday, August 3, on the TV5 Monde channel and promised her imminent return to Madagascar. Two…
Aid project ends – suspected corruption
A total of SEK 45 million would go to a census project in Mali. After a late report on the work, the Swedish embassy and an external audit firm began…
Protesters demand resignation of President Dina Boluarte after long speech
As Peru celebrated its independence on Sunday, July 28, President Dina Boluarte, in office for one year and seven months, took the opportunity to address the nation in a five-hour…
new refusal of approval by the executive for Anticor
The executive has not renewed the approval allowing Anticor to intervene in cases of combating corruption and attacks on probity, we learned this Friday, July 26, from the president of…
Former Green MP Hubert Julien-Laferrière indicted for corruption
In France, former Green MP Hubert Julien-Laferrière is under investigation for passive corruption in an organized gang and influence peddling. Investigators are interested in interventions by the former parliamentarian praising…
Senator Bob Menendez, convicted of corruption, resigns
Menendez has been a senator since 2006. Last fall, it was announced that he and his wife are being charged with accepting bribes from a number of businessmen, among them…
Three opposition MPs arrested ahead of anti-corruption protests
Three Ugandan opposition MPs have been remanded in custody, police announced on the evening of Monday 22 July. The arrests came on the eve of anti-corruption protests banned by the…
Complicated weekend for Bolsonaro supporters
The former Brazilian president, who is the subject of several investigations, is at the heart of a scandal involving alleged spying on politicians, judges and journalists. On Thursday, July 11,…